Here is a list of animals and the inventions they exemplify. Try matching the animal with the invention. Just use your creative approach and creative problem solving skills. 1. bat ( ) parachute 2. armadillo ( ) snowshoes 3. chameleon ( ) anesthetic 4. fish ( ) helicopter 5. flying squirrel ( ) suction cup […]
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9 Dots: Creative problem solving with creative thinking techniques
Just another creative problem solving executrices which can be answered by creative thinking techniques and creative approach. The problem: Draw four straight lines through the nine dots without retracing and without lifting your pen from the paper. The key to the solution is, of course, that the imaginary boundaries formed by the dots need not […]
Rope: Creative problem solving with creative approach
Defining a problem too narrowly can inhibit and delay finding a solution. The creative problem solver tries to state the requirements as broadly as possible at the beginning. If, after a reasonable time, no solution presents itself, he tries to restate it in such a way that a new avenue of approach becomes available.Less successful […]
Associations: Creative problem solving with creative approach
Just another creative problem solving executrices which can be answered by creative thinking techniques and creative approach. Examples: Elephant, bleed, lie, wash Answer:White (white elephant, bleed white, white lie, white-wash) Sleeping, contest, spot, shop Answer: Beauty (sleeping beauty, beauty contest, beauty spot, beauty shop) Now train your own associative powers with the following sets: 1. […]
Association
In this exercise, think of a fifth word that is related to the preceding four words. (Compound and hyphenated words or commonly used expressions are allowed.) Examples: Elephant, bleed, lie, wash Answer:White (white elephant, bleed white, white lie, white-wash) Sleeping, contest, spot, shop Answer: Beauty (sleeping beauty, beauty contest, beauty spot, beauty shop) Now train […]
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How To Think Differently
Expose yourself to a diversity of people and perspectives Become a diverse individual with diverse interests Step out of the stream of your dominant habits, ideas, and perceptions. Learn to love being wrong and imperfect. Make space for — and listen to — your unconscious; daydream, free associate… Be prepared for creative insight through mindfulness […]
What did you research?
How human beings normally think: The roots of misperception and quick judgments. Why it is so hard to think differently; creatively. The limits of logic, rationality, and dualistic thinking. How the brain is built for creative thinking and creative insights. Techniques and strategies for finding new ideas, solutions, and perspectives. How to exercise and cultivate […]
Why Care About Thinking Differently?
Can help us find new ideas, solutions, paths, and opportunities Can help us understand the roots of cultural conflict Can help us understand those that are different than ourselves Can help us live more meaningful lives Critical for social, economic, and technological change Illustrates the need for poetic, mythological, and spiritual perspectives Can teach us […]
Cultivating Creative Thinking
Excerpt from The Science of Lateral Thinking, a research paper by Javy W. Galindo From section entitled “How The Brain Generates Novel Firing Patterns” — In order to cultivate our creative processes we must provide ourselves with the time and mental space for a line of thinking that is indefinite. In contrast to the quick […]
